League Play-Off

River Ridge Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eric Hardy got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cason Langford in the 6th minute of play forced Sweeny AFC's goalkeeper Renato Givens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute, one of River Ridge AFC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for River Ridge AFC. Diego Rutledge's late challenge caught a River Ridge AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Diego Rutledge helped the player get up and apologised. Eric Hardy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mckinley Reyna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kristofer Tucker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Kristofer Tucker managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sweeny AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Kristofer Tucker was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mckinley Reyna breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 31st minute, Josh Snow got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind River Ridge AFC's goalkeeper Mckinley Reyna, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. River Ridge AFC's Mckinley Reyna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kristofer Tucker in the 39th minute of play. Alejandro Battle charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alejandro Battle the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alejandro Battle kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. If Eric Hardy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alejandro Battle made a kick off. Mckinley Reyna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eric Hardy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kristofer Tucker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Mckinley Reyna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. River Ridge AFC's Mckinley Reyna proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save River Ridge AFC from getting a goal against them. Mckinley Reyna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eric Hardy, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. River Ridge AFC's Alejandro Battle got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alejandro Battle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kristofer Tucker's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mckinley Reyna read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. Mckinley Reyna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eric Hardy, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Mckinley Reyna was a little too slow when Eric Hardy got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 87th minute. The score was now 0-2. In the 91stth minute of the game Alejandro Battle who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sweeny AFC's Renato Givens was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 93 minutes into the match, Sweeny AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Alejandro Battle came free, but Renato Givens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mckinley Reyna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eric Hardy in the 96th minute of the match. The River Ridge AFC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Sweeny AFC's performance. The match ended with a win for Sweeny AFC.